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Google Releases AJAX Framework

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-isn't-that-special dept.

maquina writes "Google released a new AJAX framework based on Java. From Google's mouth: "Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is a Java software development framework that makes writing AJAX applications like Google Maps and Gmail easy for developers who don't speak browser quirks as a second language." This impressive framework promises to make AJAX available to the masses and is one more step towards Google becoming the de facto Internet platform provider."

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  1. Re:The best feature of this toolkit by aussie_a · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Is there a "censor your website" function as well?

  2. Missed Opportunity by donnacha · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    It's a damn shame that Google didn't take the opportunity to throw their weight and research dollars behind a Ruby-based framework, rather than Java. I realise that there is a far larger existing base of Java devs out there but the general consensus among Java devs curious enough to check out another language is that Ruby is far better.

    In fact, rather than create their own framework, some sort of Google tie-in with Ruby On Rails would have been truly explosive.